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Those Not Afraid #1

Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Patrick Piazzalunga Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: January 8, 2025 Cover Price: $3.99 Critic Reviews: 5 User Reviews: 3
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A new crime series from three-time Eisner nominee Kyle Starks for fans of true crime and murder fiction. Two serial killers discover they are within reach of the state record for kills and enter a terrible competition to see who gets there first. Featuring amazing and stylish noir art from Patrick Piazzalunga and incredible covers from the legendary Glenn Fabry.

  • 10
    Nerd Initiative - Richard Coryell Jan 8, 2025

    For a first issue this book packs a mighty punch. The backstory is laid out, characters are introduced, the plot deepens, and the twists keep coming. Kyle Starks creates a world that is familiar and very realistic. The tie ins with and between the characters makes for so many interesting avenues this series can go down. Giving away who the serial killers are in the first issue seemed like an interesting choice. That is until you get to the end of the issue and realize this book is doing something different. Read Full Review

  • 10
    Capes & Tights - Justin Soderberg Jan 3, 2025

    Those Not Afraid captures the horror and dark humor I have come to expect from the Kyle Starks, paired with outstanding and gruesome artwork from Patrick Piazzalunga. This debut issue is just what I needed to kick-off the year and while it is early 2025, this series has a real chance at being one of the best comics of the year. Read Full Review

  • 8.8
    Monkeys Fighting Robots - Justin Munday Jan 8, 2025

    A fun, twisted buddy-comedy take on serial killers & true crime. Read Full Review

  • 8.4
    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally Jan 8, 2025

    Piazzalunga crafts some beautiful art in the issue that captures the brutality of murder while also setting the mood and tone of each scene. I especially love the use of shadow and what those shadows represent in the story. Read Full Review

  • 7.8
    Graphic Policy - Logan Dalton Jan 12, 2025

    Those Not Afraid #1 is both a self-indulgent and self-aware take on the true crime genre. Read Full Review

  • 10
    Dave DSG Jan 10, 2025

    Plot
    This comic begins with a chilling sequence narrating how Kristan Robertson was saved on August 27, 1989 when she escaped from the serial killer called Murder Hole Killer, who had 57 women murdered in a house deep in the woods. This killer was never discovered, and he also stopped killing after Kristan escaped.

    In 2024 Kristan dies of natural causes and is named by Cece Galloway, a young woman who has a podcast about serial killers in her town, she reveals that there are currently two killers:

    1.- LADYKILLER: obsessed with brunettes or women with brown hair, whom he decapitates, he currently has 41 confirmed murders.

    2.- HOME INTRUDER: a killer who has the modus operandi of the real killer called Ni more

  • 9.0
    daspidaboy Jan 14, 2025

    this was really intriguing. I like the unraveling of this story

  • 8.5
    George Jan 15, 2025

    Picked this up randomly. Intriguing start.

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